Simon Says ATC

A very last minute entry into the Simon Says ATC/Tag Challenge. Sometimes I forget how fun it is to work on these little gems.

I haven't had much time to play with some of the new seasonal Distress Inks so I really wanted to use them on my ATC.  The background is done with Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean and I sprayed it with Perfect Pearls for a soft shimmer.

I took the leaf stamp and stamped it on the background in white and then stamped on top of but slightly askew with Evergreen Bough, this adds some depth and texture to the image. I stamped a PTI border on the bottom and added a sentiment on the side.

Since I was getting all inky I figured I would make two ATCs but I mounted this second one on a card front.

The difference on this ATC is that the leaf was stamped on top of the white image in gold ink instead of green. I used a Hero Arts border stamp on the bottom and added a punched border on the side. This was attached to a white card base that I sprayed and splashed with some Perfect Pearls in Perfect Gold, so very pretty.

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CAS-ual Fridays

I decided to play along in CAS-ual Fridays Text Me Challenge.

Text stamps are some of my favourites to use on cards, they are great for adding texture and visual interest to projects.

I used a reverse mask from a Spellbinders die and inked up the area with some Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers.  Using that same colour I stamped the text and added the dandelion image ontop. I added little dots from a black Stardust pen on the dandelion for some subtle sparkle.

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The Dandelion

Don't underestimate the power of the dandelion!  Not the annoying weed that grows in our lawns but this dandelion stamp from Hero Arts.

I decided to use this stamp in A Blog Named Hero: Stre-e-e-e-tch Your Stamp Challenge.

My first card is using the dandelion as a focal image.

I masked off an area using a Spellbinders die, added some Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers, inked up a background text stamp in that same colour and stamped the dandelion ontop in black.

For the second card I used the dandelion to add colour and texture by "kissing" all my die cuts.

I used three different colours of ink on each die cut to add depth and texture.  Here's a close-up.

I'm also taking the Stretch Your Stamps online card class and I think both of these projects are good examples of how to make the most of your stamps.

The class started yesterday, so there's still time to join in on the fun here!

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